Creating a Jeopardy Game
in PowerPoint 2010
Games are not only a way to add excitement and fun to the classroom, they can also help to
motivate students. A jeopardy game can be used as a way to review course material as well as a
new way to present course content.
Getting Started
1) Open PowerPoint
2) Change the layout of Slide 1 to Title and Content by clicking on Layout in the Slides group
3) Type the slide title in the Click to add title placeholder
4) Click the table icon
5) Click OK
and set the table to 5 columns and 6 rows
6) Adjust the table to fill the slide by dragging the last row down
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7) Adjust the size of the top row for the categories
8) Type the category names in the top row
9) Number each row 10 through 50. Use the tab key to advance quickly from one column to
the other.
10) Highlight the rows, center the numbers and increase the font size
Creating Question Slides
1) Insert a new slide by clicking on New Slide in the Slides group
2) Choose the Blank layout
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3) Insert a text box in the center of the slide by clicking on Shapes in the Illustrations group on
the Insert tab
4) Type the question in the text box
5) Format the text as needed
Creating Links
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Go back to Slide 1 and highlight the appropriate point value for the question
Click the Insert tab and click Hyperlink in the Links group
Click on Place in This Document
Click Slide 2 (the question slide)
Click OK
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Creating Answer Slides
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Insert a new slide after the question slide by clicking on New Slide in the Slides group
Choose the Blank layout
Insert a text box in the center of the slide and type the answer as a question
Format the text as needed
Adding Navigation Buttons
You can provide an Answer button on each question slide that will link to the appropriate answer
slide.
1) On the question slide, click the Insert tab and click on Shapes
2) Click the custom Action Button
3) Click and drag a rectangle in the bottom right corner of the question slide
The Action Settings dialog box opens automatically.
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4) Click Hyperlink to: and select Next Slide from the drop down list
5) Click OK
Adding a Title to the Action Button
1) Select the Action Button and type “Answer”
2) Format text as needed
Navigating Back to Slide 1
It is important to provide a way back to Slide 1 from the answer slides.
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On the answer slide, click the Insert tab and click on Shapes
Click the custom Action Button
Click and drag a rectangle in the bottom right corner of the question slide
Click Hyperlink to: and select First Slide from the drop down list
With the Action Button selected, type “Home” or “Back”
Format text as needed
Creating Additional Question and Answer Slides
Copy and paste the Question and Answer slides to make the process of creating more Q&A’s
easier. Remember to link each question slide to the appropriate point value on Slide 1.
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